9:08 AM,
Oct. 1, 2012

Battle Creek Police officers stand outside Battle Creek Central High School Friday afternoon as students get out of school.

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The blaming started moments after news broke of shots fired near Battle Creek Central High School.

A 17-year-old allegedly fired a revolver into the air during an altercation about noon Friday just west of Central, a few hours before that school's homecoming celebrations. No one was hurt in the shooting.

Before it was clear who was involved in the incident, the comment thread on the Enquirer's Facebook page was heavy with ridicule for "thugs and gangbangers" at the city's oldest and largest high school. One commenter suggested the city should have torn down Central instead of voting to ...